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[–] [email protected] 74 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Because there's no serious answers being given even though there are at least 2:

  • trees have roots, roots ruin any nearby human infrastructure. You'll note this says "in urban environments" and that there are trees nearby, so this is probably the big reason
  • trees need maintenance, which costs money. this is a stupid reason imo, but it's one nonetheless
  • algae is cool, ok?
[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Algae is also more efficient per cubic meter, if I understand correctly.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago

Not just more efficient, vastly more efficient. Algae is 10-50 times faster at processing CO² than trees are. Some algae can be up to 400x as efficient.

It's just not as "nice" to look at, we usually associate algae with growth in unsafe bodies of water like bogs, etc. versus a nice clean pool or even a maintained pond.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

On the other hand, algae do not produce shade, not sure if it filters atmospheric pollutants, and trees provide all sort of other services to the local ecosystem.

Maybe this invention can be used on places where trees cannot lives, but I'd still take a city with trees over a city full of green tanks.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe this invention can be used on places where trees cannot lives, but I'd still take a city with trees over a city full of green tanks.

These in the spots where trees once stood but were too destructive & trees everywhere else imo. Cool tech future AND trees, plus these are benches too it looks like

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

plus these are benches too it looks like

This part is the most surprising. For something meant to go in urban areas, where's the hostile architecture? No railings between seats? No spikes?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That sounds like it needs its own community. "Hostile Architecture" I love it.

Edit: I googled the term and think it could be a sub. https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/designing-for-typologies/hostile-architecture-anti-homeless-architecture/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

In the magpie nests

(Sorry, you made me think of this article)

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Don't forget pollen and seeds.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Bees need pollen. We need bees and you can self host them.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Oh yeah

I'm one of those elites who don't have allergies so I tend to forget 😎😎😎

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Let's tie him up and sneeze on him.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Plus pollen means having to pay to clean it off.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

"let's uproot all these trees and invade this space. and when the roots of the few remaining trees do what they are supposed to do, let's blame them for 'ruining' human infrastructure!"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

trees dont ruin ANY human infrastructure. But the usual urban infrastructure isnt well thought out enough to exist around trees. But smarter urbanism is possible and in fact does exist.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

trees dont ruin ANY human infrastructure

I think you mean all, as this reads more like "nuh uh, trees don't ruin anything"

But smarter urbanism is possible and in fact does exist.

And those are not the norm, so for places that don't plan to just destroy what's already there and start anew, this is an option

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People ruin nature's infrastructure

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bet that algae box will need maintenance too :-)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago

Every 6 months half of it gets removed, to use as fertiliser, and it is refilled with tap water and some feed.